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Masdar City and GE Partner on a First-of-Its-Kind Smart Appliance Pilot Program.

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Masdar City Pilot First to Use Smart Appliances That Measure and Transmit Real Time Power Consumption

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates & LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Masdar City and GE Consumer & Industrial announced today a landmark pilot program that will investigate the reduction of peak power demand through the use of smart home appliances. Involving some of the first residents of Masdar City - whose goal it is to become the world's first carbon neutral, zero waste city being built in the UAE capital Abu Dhabi - the program will test how GE smart (or demand response enabled) appliances and Home Energy Manager (HEM) can lower power demand in the home and across the city.

GE specifically designed and manufactured the appliances and networks for this pilot, which leverages Masdar City's status as a cleantech cluster and one-of-a-kind "living laboratory" for exciting new sustainability technologies. The equipment will be installed in early 2010 in the first building to be completed at Masdar City, the Masdar Institute of Science and Technology.

"The GE smart appliances used in the pilot will be the first in the world to provide two-way communication and...

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